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The Wassaic Fire Company will be hosting a MAYDAY class on Sunday January 24th @ 09:00 hours at the Wassaic Firehouse located @ 27 Firehouse Road, Wassaic, NY 12592, see the attached flyer MAYDAY CLASS.pdf

After purchasing a 2005 Ford SUV from the J.H. Ketcham Hose Company a few years ago the Wassaic Fire District decided to purchase a new vehicle for the Chief. The Fire District purchased a 2015 GMC Sierra 1500 Crew Cab with a standard box from Knight Automotive in Plattsburgh, NY. We decided to buy a truck to be able to transport hose from a scene, portable pumps for flooding conditions if needed and most importantly to be able to have the turnout gear stored outside of the occupant compartment. I picked it up today and shot some photos. Lighting was installed by NYCOMCO in Poughkeepsie and graphics were done by Murasso Signs also from Poughkeepise. The 2005 Ford SUV has been assigned to the Deputy Fire Chief (me). A few shots taken from the NYCOMCO shop. Lightbar is all Red, with flashing takedowns and has a rear arrow stick, four grill lights, white LEDS located in the front fog lights and rear taillight upper area of red lens, red/blue LED in the clear backup park of the rear taillight area and intersection lights mounted under the mirrors, red/blue. Console contains a Dutchess County radio, Litchfield County radio, siren and light controls, three cigarette plugs and one double USB plug, inside the cab is also a 110 plug and the GM WIFI which the Fire District plans to keep for use on scene with the laptop or smartphone.

some of the lights, console and storage areas

completed

Great shots Seth, we checked it out and it should help serve the Volvo company and their insight to help most of their employees by offering the rig to respond outside their plant is very generous indeed, some very forward thinking by the management team as the plant has employees that come from 3 states, as a fire brigade that's a nice piece to have at a nearby chief disposal even if it's just for the water

The Fire District purchased our first staff vehicle from J.H. Ketcham in Dover Plains, a 2005 Ford Expedition, with a command center in the back, once I get a chance I will see about getting some further photos, although not new, it's a start in the right direction, Chief Boardman just picked the unit up from the graphics shop in Carmel. Yes I know it's not Blue!!!!

No it will have a light bar, the lights and radio install are completed, graphics up next

It is actually white and will have blue striping, on the trailer headed to Wassaic.

Our new Chief truck will arrive today and be sent out for radio, lights and graphics install, I've been assigned the 2005 Ford seen above, I've detailed it up and the fire district allowed the graphics to be done over, along with rear Chevrons, yes it is still not blue but I think it looks SO SO much better then it previously did. As soon as the new truck is completed I will post some photos of that as well.

It's a great job that I've done now for 26 years with a 25 year retirement, my department has moved away from the police patrols of our 400 acre campus to a community based fire safety job, I am a certified code enforcement officer and we cover 9 counties, with the closure of most of the facilities it's a transition from being a police job to an emergency service dept. Where we can be deployed throughout the state to assist as needed in the event of disaster such as Sandy and the heavy snow fall this past winter in Buffalo. I have no complaints and I enjoy my job as a Sgt. with the agency

The fire commissioners at their meeting on Wednesday gave approval to start the process of upgrading some compartment space, a possible re-chassis as we have had issue with the current 6.0 liter motor mainly the turbo, changing the lighting from strobes to LED's. The unit currently has a 15KW Westerbeke diesel on board generator, a full compliment of hydraulic extrication tools, paratech stabilizers, a 4 head light tower and several others items as pictured below. I am looking for some input from the site to throw out some ideas and what hand tools guys have found that work other than the basic items (halligan, etc) how we can organize the compartments better and so on. Basically the rear passenger and driver side compartments can be gutted and made higher, there is about 15" of dead space above the roll up doors to make these much higher. I was thinking of changing the upper shelf in the center transverse compartment to be a roll out like the lower one. We are surely in need of new cribbing, what are you using? (photos if you can). See photos below of the current unit and please anything you can offer is greatly appreciated, thanks in advance. This may help, its a 2003 F-550 Rescue One! Mark

Nothing new, project placed on hold, new Chief vehicle should be here within a month and the fire district passed a LOSAP program in August 2014 so with us being a small company with a limited budget this has been placed on the back burner most likely to be revisited in early 2016

Been chatting with Firematic on concept they are putting on the demo unit they are currently building, they are placing a jockey pump so the unit can be pump and roll, we are moving towards a re chassis at this point and re-working the compartments and possibly taking off the 15W generator as all the lights be upgraded to LED and we are researching an alternate power supply to run the hydraulic pump and tools

Dover (JHK) is taking delivery of a new E-One Engine and a tanker later this year, not sure of the models but I'll get some more information.

OK the fire district is again on us to move on this project, you guys have given some great advise, it looks as though the fire district wants us to remount the current body/box on a new Ford F-550 extended cab, any input on how we make this unit a better piece looking forward please share, thanks in advance!

Been real busy with work and the FD, I'll see what I can do as far as some photos, it is the 147" Paraliner Lifeline.

I started a new topic as it appears the old one is now lost. Wassaic's new pumper to replace the 1989 Pierce Dash is under construction at Firematic on LI. Here are some of the specifications regarding the vehicle. 2013 International 7400 4 Door 4x4Maxxforce 9, 330 hp Diesel EngineSuper Single Aluminum Wheels and Goodyear TiresFirematic Aluminum Compartment Body750 Gallon Integrated Water Tank / 30 Gallon Foam Cell1250 Hale Front Mount Pump with custom pump panel, fully colored codedFire Research Pump Boss GovernorFire Research Water and Foam Level GaugesFire Research Flow Meter for 5" DischargeCAFS foam using a Boss Rotary air compressorFoamPro 2002 Class A Foam Injection SystemTrident Air primersElkhart Electric ValvesTwo 2.0" Speedlays behind the cab with 200 Ft. Each of 2" HoseOne 2.5" Speedlay behind the cab with 200 Ft. Each of 2 1/2" Hose5" Large Diameter Discharge Off Right Front BumperTwo Front 2.5" Direct DischargesBooster Reel with 200 Ft of 1" Booster Hose, CAFS capableHale AutoFill tank valveHale EZ Fill Foam system1000 Feet of 5" DeadlayCustom area under hose bed to hold, 25' 3 Section Aluminum Ladder, 20' roof ladder, 10" folding ladder, little giant ladder, 4 pike poles, chimney polesCustom area to hold 3 - 12' sections of 6" suction fitted with 6" storz couplings and 3 - 10' sections of 2 1/2" suctionNFPA LED Lighting Package with all light recessed into body and bumperSound off signal 12 head LED rear traffic advisorSound off singal inner Pinnacle split light barThree (3) - 12 Volt Whelen PFP2 LED scene lighting including Brow lightPIAA 520 ATP Xtreme off road driving lights installed in the old headlights blanksTotal of 4 USSC SCBA Seats in the CabBackstop rear bumper with transmission lock-upGPS system intregrated with the backup camera with a 7" dash mounted monitorScott wireless remote receiver for the TIC camera with 10" flip down monitorScott vehicle mount charger center for the TIC cameraCustom tool board mountingOn board mini refrigeratorAmkus hydraulic pump and combo cutter.spreaderFederal Q2 siren and Federal electronic Q2 with 200 watt speakerTripp Lite 3000 watt invertor6600 watt on board portable generator with quic connct electric cord reel with 200' reel of 10/3 wire, also three recessed in body, 20 amp twist lock outletsVehicle data recorder with seat belt monitors for all seating positions

Photo from the Amenia Fire Company, 69-12 drafting at a recent house mutual aid house fire.

Yes it is, I am trying to get a copy of it but no luck so far

We will be hosting a cold water/ice rescue class at the Wassaic Firehouse on Saturday February 1, 2014 starting at 9am, class room followed by hands-on training will take place, if you would like to attend please comment below or send me a private message, the class is costing us $200 with the proceeds going to the Dutchess County Fire Museum, if you're not one of our members a minimal donation to help off set the class would be greatly appreciated.

Should be a great training day, no takers? we will be using our newly purchased First Watch suits!

You already know the answer to ours!

We just had a new suit demo's Saturday and the fire district approved the order for 2 of them, see the link, very very nice suit indeed, we are doing our ice rescue/cold water training on Saturday 2/1/14, if anyone wants to attend please IM here. http://www.landfallnavigation.com/rs1000.html link to class https://www.facebook.com/events/227891437390363/?ref_newsfeed_story_type=regular